Ryan Gerard betting profile: Valspar Championship
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 16: Ryan Gerard of the United States lines up a putt on the 16th green during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 16, 2025 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Ryan Gerard shot 10-over and placed 71st the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) March 20-23 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2025 Valspar Championship.
The Valspar Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 20-23, 2025
- Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
- Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
- Par: 71 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Peter Malnati
At the Valspar Championship
- Gerard has played the Valspar Championship once recently (in 2023), posting a score of 10-over and finishing 71st.
- With numbers of 3.577 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in field), 2.456 in SG: Approach the Green (23rd), and 8.359 in SG: Putting (third), Peter Malnati won this tournament in 2024.
- In addition, Malnati's average driving distance was 291.6 (59th in field), he hit 65.28% of greens in regulation (fifth), and he averaged 26.5 putts per round (11th).
Gerard's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16/2023 | 71 | 72-71-74-77 | +10 |
Gerard's recent performances
- Gerard has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard twice over his last five events.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Over his last five tournaments, Gerard has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has an average score of 6-under across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Ryan Gerard has averaged 301.8 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Gerard is averaging 1.224 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Gerard is averaging 4.928 Strokes Gained: Total.
Gerard's advanced stats and rankings
- Gerard has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.313 this season (45th on TOUR). His average driving distance (308.4 yards) ranks 47th, while his 60.2% driving accuracy average ranks 74th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Gerard owns a 0.370 mark (50th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Gerard's 0.385 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 40th on TOUR this season, and his 28.77 putts-per-round average ranks 80th. He has broken par 28.54% of the time (41st).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 47 | 308.4 | 301.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 79 | 69.44% | 53.70% |
| Putts Per Round | 80 | 28.77 | 29.2 |
| Par Breakers | 41 | 28.54% | 22.84% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 127 | 15.91% | 13.58% |
Gerard's best finishes
- Gerard has played seven tournaments this season, with no top-10 finishes.
- In those seven events, he made the cut six times, a success rate of 85.7%.
- Currently, Gerard has 143 points, placing him 79th in the FedExCup standings.
Gerard's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Gerard produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, ranking 11th in the field at 2.739. In that tournament, he finished 17th.
- Gerard's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2025, as he posted a 3.654 mark, which ranked him 17th in the field. He finished 37th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Gerard's best performance this season was at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2025, as he ranked 10th in the field with a mark of 2.310.
- At the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February 2025, Gerard recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 2.923, which ranked him 19th in the field. He finished 17th in that tournament.
- Gerard recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.073) at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld (February 2025), which ranked him 17th in the field. He finished 17th in that tournament.
Gerard's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 45 | 0.313 | 2.155 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 50 | 0.370 | 0.795 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 115 | -0.076 | 0.753 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 40 | 0.385 | 1.224 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 20 | 0.991 | 4.928 |
Gerard's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 14 | 70-66-69-68 | -15 | -- |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 37 | 68-66-66-72 | -8 | 16 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | 51 | 67-72-67-71 | -11 | 7 |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 15 | 69-74-74-70 | -1 | 46 |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 17 | 66-67-71-68 | -12 | 44 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 25 | 68-66-68-71 | -11 | 31 |
| March 6-9 | Puerto Rico Open | MC | 67-75 | -2 | -- |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 42 | 72-69-69-78 | E | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Gerard as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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